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2) BILL, 2015 MEMORANDUM 1.Object of the Bill The object "terrorism" international Convention of this Bill is to further amend the definitions and "acts of terrorism" of the revised envisaged by the United Nations to include aspects Against Terrorism; and for related purposes.
2.Defects in the existing law in June, 2015 to law Uganda amended the Anti-Terrorism address t he Financial recommendations on terrorism seeks to further for a revised to strengt legislative framework obligations hen and improve Uganda's suite of measures and respond and terrorism Action Task Force (FATF) financing.

The Bill Act, 2002 to provide which are specifically to comply with Uganda's to terrorism amend the Anti-Terrorism threats.
designed counter-terrorism international 3.Provisions of the Bill 7 of Act to expand the of an 'act of terrorism' Clause 1 seeks to amend section definition Uganda, for the purpose preparation or receiving other state.

of perpetrating, in, act of terrorist, of, or participation against whether terrorist outside travelling planning, or or providing training, to include Uganda or any Clause 2 seeks to amend section financing to criminalise 9(1) of the Act on terrorism of individual the financing terrorists.
clause 3 provides Finally, the Act to specify the matters including Security relating Council matters Resolutions.

for an amendment the Minister 32A of of section may regulate to giving effect to United Nations AKOL ROSE OKULLU (MP), Minister of Internal Affairs.

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An Act to amend the Anti -Terrorism amend the definitions include the revised Nations Convention international aspects terrorism; against of "terrorism" and "acts of terrorism" envisaged and for related by the to United purposes.
Act, 2002, to further BE IT ENACTED by Parliament as follows- of section 7 of the Anti -Terrorism 1.Amendment Section the "principal Act", immediately after paragraph (y), the following- 7 of the Anti -Terrorism to as Act, 2002.

Act, 2002, in this Act referred is amended in subsection (2) by inserting "(z) travels outside Uganda, or preparation for the purpose of, or participation of perpetrating, planning, acts, or providing against Uganda or any other state."
or receiving terrorist training, in, terrorist whether 2.Amendment of section Section subsection 9A of the principal (1) the following- !

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33 Anti-Terrorism "( 1) A person (No.


2) Bill 2015 who willingly collects with the by any means, or provides by- intention that such funds will be used, in full or in part, or indirectly, funds, directly an offence, commits ( a)a person, individual terrorist or terrorist organisation, to carry out a terrorist act; (b)a person for the purpose of outside Uganda, to travel perpetrating, participation providing against planning, in, or carrying or receiving Uganda or any other state."
or preparation of, or act, or out, a terrorist whether training, terrorist 3.Amendment Section 32A of the principal 32A of the principal by- Act is amended Act.
of section (a) by redesignating the current section as subsection(]); (b)by inserting following- immediately after subsection (1), the "(2) Without prejudice to subsection (1), the Minister may make regulations- (a)to generally Council Security Resolutions; give effect to United Nations (b)to designate an individual, to as a terrorist restrictions, in Council Nations Security subject tional constitu accordance Resolutions; with United ( c)to prescribe contravention of any in respect a penalty of the regulations including- 2 Bill No.
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2) Bill 2015 two hundred and fifty currency points or imprisonment exceeding five years or both; not (ii)a higher offences; penalty for subsequent or repeated (iii)additional penalties for continuing offences; (iv)directing to the court convicting an offender order the forfeiture used in the commission of the offence.
or seizure of anything (3)Regulations made under this section within fourteen shall be laid being days after by and may be annulled before Parliament in the Gazette published within Parliament by resolution being laid.

but any annulment not affect the previous operation twenty four days after under this subsection of the instrument."

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